''Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak'' is a two-part

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that aired on

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on February 20, 2000. The special was given a TV-Y7 rating.

History

On July 2, 1999, at the

panel at

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Andy Merrill Andrew Merrill (born November 27, 1966) is an American voice actor best known for his portrayal of the character Brak on ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' and ''Cartoon Planet''. Personal life Merrill is a graduate of Asbury University, where h ...

, C. Martin Croker, Pete Smith and Nina Bishop announced they were developing a new series starring Brak.

Plot

Brak is the host of a musical

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while

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is trying to sabotage it. The show features celebrity appearances by

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, and

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and

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make an appearance as well.

Soundtrack

In 2000, The soundtrack ''Brak Presents the Brak Album Starring Brak'' was released. The 30 tracks are taken in order from the two "Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak" specials, with the exception of the three bonus tracks and a re-recording of "We're Buds" which was originally a duet between Brak and

, but appears on the album with Brak singing both parts.

Track listing

# "Really Cool Song" ( Brak, Wally Gator, Zorak & The Brakettes) 1:19 # "Franz Shoebert" (Franz Shoebert & The Brakettes) :46 # "Dentist" (Wally Gator, Brak & Zorak) 1:18 # "Magic Toenail" (Brak) 1:25 # "Babbling Brook" (Brak, Brook &

) :38 # "

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" (Brak & The Chieftains) 2:10 # "Rock Candy" (Zorak) :56 # "Big Fat Squid" (Grape Ape & The Brakettes) 1:01 # "I Like Hubcaps" (Brak, Franz Shoebert & The Brakettes) 1:52 # "Cowboy Buddy" (Cowboy Buddy) :35 # "Highway 40" (Brak & Freddie Prinze, Jr.) 2:17 # "Bananachek" (Brak, Allen Wrench & The Brakettes) 1:10 # "Smell You Later" (Zorak, Fuzzy & The Brakettes) 1:27 # "Store" (Brak & The Brakettes) 1:08 # "Brak Counterbrak" (Brak) :54 # "Evil Is Only Skin Deep" (

, Zorak & The Brakettes) 1:35 # "We Like Girls" (Brak, Zorak & The Brakettes) 1:20 # "El Brakiachi" (Brak, Zorak & The Brakettes) 1:17 # "Beeflog" (Brak & Zorak) 1:02 # "Another Cowboy Buddy" (Cowboy Buddy) :38 # "Barbeque" (Brak & Zorak) :51 # "Count Brakula" (Brak & Zorak) 1:14 # "I'm Forgettable" (Brak) 1:19 # "News Bulletin" (Brak) :24 # "I'm a Cucumber" (Brak) :21 # "News Bulletin" (Brak) :27 # "Molly Cule" (Brak & Zorak) 1:01 # "We're Buds" (Brak) 2:07 # "Chili Today, Hot Tamale" (Brak, Zorak & The Brakettes) 1:19 # "Ohio" (Brak, Wally Gator, Zorak & The Brakettes) 1:25 # "I've Got You Under My Drawers" (Brak & The Brakettes) 2:13 # "Year of the Mantis" (Zorak) :55 # "Soup on a Stick" (Brak) 1:26

Personnel

* Phil Baron – Executive Producer * The Brakettes – Performer * The Braktonics - Performer * The Chieftains – Performer * C. Martin Croker - Voice of Zorak & Wally Gator * Alfreda Gerald – Executive Producer * Eddie Horst – Director, Executive Producer * Andy Merrill – Executive Producer, Voice of Brak * Diamond Dallas Page - Performer * Freddie Prinze Jr. – Performer * Dave Rowland – Executive Producer * Doug Schwartz – Mastering * Peter Smith – Composer, Producer * Dale Voelker – Design * Dave Willis – Executive Producer

References

External links

* {{Williams Street 2000 television specials Space Ghost Coast to Coast Television series by Williams Street